‘Life’s a Journey’ weekly nostalgia link-up (theme preview)
This week’s theme will be “Pet Friends, Remembered” (Linky to be posted Tuesday, 5th June) Can you remember your very first pet? Was it a hamster or a goldfish? Maybe […]
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Summer Fayre Sunshine
People now run when they see me coming with my camera at school events. Luckily I can run faster. Saturday was our Summer Fayre, and the sunshine was hot, hot, […]
First Parent-less Holidays (‘Life’s a Journey’ Link-Up, Week 20)
This post is part of a weekly series of ‘link-up’ Posts which reflect on life’s journey, old memories and family stories (see below for more info). The beauty of my job is […]
Joe’s Letters, WWII: “Clay Pigeons & Dirty Washin’”
A bit of background for newcomers Joe was my Uncle, but we never met. His precious letters have come into my possession some near-70 years after they were written. It […]
‘Life’s a Journey’ Week 20 Nostalgia link-up (theme preview)
Next week’s theme will be “My first holiday without parents!” (Linky to be posted Tuesday, 29th May) Can you recall the first time(s) you went away on holiday without your […]
Family Postcard
Postcards. What if you could design your own? An image to represent your family holidays, memories, a time that you can only live once, but remember forever. So how do […]
Becoming a Parent (‘Life’s a Journey’ Blog Hop, Week 19)
This post is part of a weekly series of ‘link-up’ Posts which reflect on life’s journey, old memories and family stories (see below for more info). I had been a tiny bit […]
‘Life’s a Journey’ weekly nostalgia link-up (theme preview)
This week’s theme will be “Becoming a Parent.” (Linky to be posted Tuesday, 22nd May) Can you remember the moment it happened? Were you prepared for the changes that followed? […]
Are you part of the Nation of Storytellers?
I was approached recently by the good people from Blurb who have launched a campaign to get people writing down their family stories. It is said that, in an average lifetime, […]
Joe’s Letters, WWII: Meeting ‘Monty’ & Military Secrets
A bit of background for newcomers Joe was my Uncle, but we never met. His precious letters have come into my possession some near-70 years after they were written. It […]
16,425 Mornings
Today is my Birthday. I am celebrating it with a clear blue sky and an ever-diminishing number of birthday cards (apparently a direct correlation between increasing number of years and […]
Old Teen Magazines (‘Life’s a Journey’ Blog Hop, Week 18)
This post is part of a weekly series of ‘link-up’ Posts which reflect on life’s journey, old memories and family stories (see below for more info). The long, hot summer of 1976 […]
Joe’s Letters, WWII: Three ‘Joes’ and Top Test Scores
A bit of background for newcomers This emotional journey will revisit the stories of my Uncle Joe once again. I hope you will enjoy them, and think of your family […]
‘Life’s a Journey’ weekly nostalgia link-up (theme preview)
Next week’s theme will be “Old Teen Magazines.” (Linky to be posted Tuesday, 15th May) Maybe you were a subscriber to ‘Jackie’? Or perhaps you ‘looked out’ for Look-In every […]
Rollermania! (‘Life’s a Journey’ Series, Week 17)
This post is part of a weekly series of ‘link-up’ Posts which reflect on life’s journey, old memories and family stories (see below for more info). There are certain eras that can […]
